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Is this a good strategy for chess?
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fathamster wrote:
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huh??
your paragraph doesn't make sense..you said instead of...instead of that what?
that makes about as much sense
I added a comma to make it clearer, please only relevant contributions now and do not spam this most important thread.
You mean like you see a move intuitively and then make a move based off of the time you put into calculating that move? That takes a lot more time than just making a game plan and then trying to steer the game toward that direction. Just a thought.
NikolaiSpongnikov wrote:
You mean like you see a move intuitively and then make a move based off of the time you put into calculating that move? That takes a lot more time than just making a game plan and then trying to steer the game toward that direction. Just a thought.
Thanks and obviously there are some tactics you will always go for when seen but I just feel I can sense the strength of a position and who’s winning in subtle cases quite accurately. Maybe you’re right though
I'm not sure that even a grandmaster can intuitively know who has a better position without analysis and calculation, unless it's immediately obvious.
What gets swept under a lot, but which is very important, is whether you've got the white or black pieces, This is an incredibly important nuance (especially during the game period you refer to) in chess.
Let your instincts be guided by whether you're playing on black or white. If white, you may instinctively want to make a more attacking move, but as black, you may take heed and make a more defensive move.
Happy_Trails_4 wrote:
What gets swept under a lot, but which is very important, is whether you've got the white or black pieces, This is an incredibly important nuance (especially during the game period you refer to) in chess.
Let your instincts be guided by whether you're playing on black or white. If white, you may instinctively want to make a more attacking move, but as black, you may take heed and make a more defensive move.
That’s very good advice
Did you just learn to play chess?
Drawgood wrote:
Did you just learn to play chess?
No, my ratings are way higher than yours
If you want to improve your instincts and intuition, I recommend studying Chess Informants Best 1000 Games. Calculating although best is energy consuming.
"The Best of the Best – 1000 ... the publisher devised a clever system of symbols to communicate the annotations. The language-less Informant codes ..."
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708103924/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review643.pdf
I’ve begun trying out something (especially in the early-middle game) where instead of thinking about the impact of moving a piece or a gameplan, to assess mentally how strong my position looks after each potential move and pick the best one sort of instinctively but based on judgement.